Friday, July 15, 2011
Lonely
This is if your close friends are one year your senior.
Sunday, May 8, 2011
Firefox 4

Call me super late, but yes, I haven't updated my firefox yet.
Care to know why?
This.

Super FAIL. Considering this as a 'technological university', this learning portal has become really an annoyance.
Edventure = NTU learning portal which is only optimized for IE.
Duh. Anyone still using it? Everytime I use using IE at both my lapie and my home PC, the whole systems hang. So?
With Firefox 5 (said to be) coming, I don't know what to say. Definitely won't sacrifice the enhancement of my lapie for this, so I may need to hang out at library more often in the future (2 more mods to go..). Only to use that old version of IE and open edventure. Sad.
Saturday, April 16, 2011
Agony
My hall (and the whole campus') internet has been really bad for the past 1 or 2 weeks. For those of you who have my twitter or google buzz, you might notice that I've been complaining about that for several times. It has been hard to download anything, the browsing, download and upload speed is not as fast as before, and the worse is sometimes the internet is down. So at times, I can't browse anything. Well, for me internet is not merely for entertainment and only-for-fun stuffs. It'd been hard for me to read papers (yes, JOURNAL PAPERS or EXAM PAPERS not the word "paper" students and teachers use in Indo which I think, has different meaning), google something out, read wikipedia for basic stuffs, etc.
One thing that disturbs me is the worse download speed for YouTube. It's no secret that while I was still in Indo, the internet speed was much worse than what I have here in Singapore/NTU. Now I can listen to a lot of good songs, be them from the original artists or its cover versions (esp those whose originals are creepy =p), uploaded at YouTube. And they are completely legal, because recording labels upload songs there as well, for promotion or outreach. So there should not be any copyright infringement. It keeps me updated with new songs or songs that I've never heard of and were recommended to me by my friends as well. Some of my friends also record their performances and upload them in YouTube, too. Creativity matters and appreciation required. So IMO, there's no reason to ban or block access to this.
Lately YouTube (or NTU internet..) has been acting strange. Sometimes the videos can't load at all. Sometimes they load only a part of it and then, can't continue or become buffering. Sometimes the bar shows that the video has been completely buffered, but in fact not all parts can be played. So I can't listen to a lot of various songs while I am studying (yea, exam is near) or doing my reports or doing any other things (browsing, blogging, editing photos, etc).
It is not really bad, since I have my phone and my mp3 player, but the songs inside them are limited (both of them don't have big memories, once again because there's YouTube so I just put in songs that I really like) and sometimes after 4-5 cycles of the same set of songs in a day, I'll get bored.
One alternative is to shuffle series and films to keep me company but I will have the tendency to watch them instead. So, a big no. There's Glee which has a lot of songs but still, it is series that has story and watch-able (and its new episode will be out next week!! How am I supposed to watch it without decent internet speed?)
I know exam period is near and maybe the school wants the students to concentrate on studying and achieve good academic results so the university reputation will be improved (well, this is Asia and reputation are based on quantitative achievements and how do you compare to others.. meritocracy!). But does the school expect us only to sit down and cram for exams with our notes and textbooks without company or relaxation? Some brains, at least mine, don't function like that, else we might turn insane. Music and sound make our life normal and may increase our productivity and creativity.. So, if you don't want to produce robots, please return our internet connection!
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Gosh!!
and I am devastated through the day.
I just hope there's still a light for me at the end of this.... semester.
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
To follow or not to follow
"Being challenged in life is inevitable, being defeated is optional." - Roger Crawford"A friend once suggested that I should not really rely on whatever seniors told us about modules and semester burden. They were simply suggestions based on how they saw the modules from their perception and their situation at that time. Just believed in myself, and what did I think of the modules. Yes, it is indeed true. When I put some trust in myself and had myself decide, I got better result.
"There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work and learning from failure." - Colin L. Powell
"People rarely succeed unless they have fun in what they are doing" - Dale CarnegieI don't say that seniors' and friends' opinions are bad and worthless. They are really helpful to get some insights on modules and things, the pros, the cons, their ups and downs, since they have encountered the same-but-different thing once. Knowing how to succeed and learning from their mistakes. Their opinions may come in quite a high level of accuracy. But some things to note are that they did it in different situation (such as, they were not in a batch full of hardworking and overly smart people), they have different traits, preferences, strengths, weaknesses and abilities. In the end, it is you who are going to "walk this journey", and it is up to you who decide and live up the path you have chosen. So.. Think, think, think and think before you do something. Gain opinions, and decide your own path of happiness.
Sunday, December 12, 2010
Exams, dear!
my heart races, but I can't resist the temptation.
stubborn head.
stubborn head.
stubborn head.
stubborn head.
exams! exams! exams! exams! exams! exams! exams! exams! exams! exams! exams! exams!
stop browsing! stop going online! stop daydreaming! stop writing! stop blogging! stop designing! it's time for your left brain to maximise functioning.
WHAT SHOULD I DO WITH THIS LAPTOP?
Because you don't need to be kiasu to be a good student, set personal targets and work to accomplish them.
Hey! Only jealous (and indeed, kiasu) people think that! Ha!!
Rachel Berry, please come and lend me your qualities, dear. Pleasepleaseplease.
Desperately want to spend another holiday at home, even though the exam period for this sem is not yet finished
Monday, November 22, 2010
I.hate.careless.mistakes.
*Haibara is shouting from the bottom of her heart.*
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
No time to rest on the laurels
As my old mentor said, you are as good as your last paper. So there is no time to sleep on the laurels :-).
My sequence of
On the other hand, I need to work harder. CAs were not as good as I expect them to be, so I need to push myself harder to keep my grades up (must be the main aim right now!! Sometimes, perfect understanding does not correlate with good results, not like in high school back then) and hopefully, if, just IF, I get to go for PhD later, I will get a good scholarship, or simply to get a good job later on. No Glee, no The Mentalist, no YouTube (IMB has finally over, anyway, so no need to catch up on anything!), no random browsings, no brushes and hues, and no daydreaming, please?
I have no time to rest on the laurels, cos I'm as good and shiny as the stars constellation above =D
Sunday, October 24, 2010
google problem, come and go
For some time back then, the google dynamic theme was frozen. I checked on google (the search engine) and found out that people were experiencing the same problem. The tea house, beach, and other dynamic themes were freezing at one particular image.
Last Friday night they started to function normally again.
So I get to see the fox gardening, sweeping house, eating, reading and sleeping now.
I just love foxes. They are CUTEEEEEE!
But there is one new problem. A big problem for me, I'm not sure how is it affecting other people..
Lately the photo uploading process to blogger takes quite a long time.. Sometimes it fails too. =(
I think it is written :
We accept jpg, gif, bmp and png images, 8 MB maximum sizeand furthermore,
You are currently using 15MB (1%) of your 1024MBHey I
Sunday, September 26, 2010
a note to the talent show
Thanks to do it right when my
If you know what this post means... =(
Friday, July 23, 2010
deeply saddened.
I really want to cry right now. This sadness is undescribable.
My feeling is shaking more than when I heard Do As Infinity disbanded.
Thanks, privacy prevention. It is a community that is affected, not just free-readers.
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"There is an end to everything, to good things as well."
It pains me to announce that this is the last week of manga reading on One Manga (!!). Manga publishers have recently changed their stance on manga scanlations and made it clear that they no longer approve of it. We have decided to abide by their wishes, and remove all manga content (regardless of licensing status) from the site. The removal of content will happen gradually (so you can at least finish some of the outstanding reading you have), but we expect all content to be gone by early next week (RIP OM July '10).
Saturday, July 17, 2010
from HAIKARA's wikipedia page
2010: Break up
On March 13, 2010, the band was scheduled to give a live concert with Halca, titled Night Light Parade Vol. 1.1: One of the new beginning at Shibuya Club Quattro in Tokyo.[citation needed]
It was announced on May 19 that on August 11 High and Mighty Color will release a new single, "Re:ache", which will be the band's final single. Speaking of the reason for the break up, band members cited "musical differences" and "future opportunities". The last single "Re:ache" will contain three new songs, with four songs in total, the fourth being a live rendition of "Red". The single will be a CD+DVD bundle that will come with the PVs for "Re:ache" and "Good Bye", as well as live recordings of their American concert from Sakura-Con 2010.[21][22]
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_and_Mighty_Color)---
As I thought, they won't survive without MAAKII there..
A bit pity for HALCA, though, she has not gotten much experiences there..
Blame the 50-year-old man who became MAAKII's husband
sigh.
Hearing this news, I didn't cry as last time when I heard Do As Infinity disbanded; I didn't feel anything for real. I'm only sad because their names will just disappear in the future. Maybe MAAKII's departure was bitter enough for me to endure, so, this news was just a "follow-up" of what has happenned.
Wish all of them a happy future. For MAAKII and used-to-be Anti Nobunaga.
Saturday, July 10, 2010
Knife, sickle, chopper... or Voodoo?
Someone just took my lab coat from my hanger.
Apparently it
then y'day I brought it back to wash it (it was really-really dirty), then hung it in front of my room to dry it.
In ~2 hrs I went out of my room... And...
It was gone.
lalala~~~~
The crime scene is still out there.

The lab coat should be there, and now, it is GONE
Hmmm.
Will there be the blood of the thief near the crime scene (to make it crime scene #2)? I should find a knife, sickle or chopper then.
I'm actually happy to do this, but my parents (and God) will cry if I do it. sigh. hard choice.
Well, this hall is ridiculous. My sandal (sandal, yah, nothing special with it, it was even ready to be thrown away to recycle bin) was stolen, then prof's lab coat. What's that for, nway? Not funny. And seems the thief is really poor until he stole the lab coat? Or he/she wanted to use it as rain coat (because it was raining this afternoon)? Or someone hold a grudge against me??
One of my friend just suspected that the thief was a science (chemistry) student, whose lab coat got holes because of acid spill. If that is true.... Do you want your other stuffs/parts get hole as well? Your hands, fingers, toes..????
editing the post title --> Knife, sickle, chopper... or
Whoever you are.. *I want to curse, but this post has really been un-Christian enough, so I better stop*
Why my stuffs are gone last year and now? I want to punch everywhere but apparently:
- I am not in single room
- My roommate is a photography student (and she must have expensive cameras)
But still....
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
It's (already) June
And, moreover,
moving on is hard.
Thursday, May 27, 2010
new status on the sidebar
Bener2x kecewa dan sakit. Speechless bener2x. Ga ada yg bisa disalahkan, cm saya sendiri mungkin.
Saya sedih. Kecewa pada diri sendiri. Kecewa karena saya tidak bisa memanfaatkan kesempatan dan waktu yang sudah Dia beri. Kecewa karena saya tidak memberikan 100% effort saya dan membahagiakan mereka yang menyayangi, peduli, dan telah membahagiakan saya. Kecewa karena berkat yang telah Ia beri tidak dapat saya syukuri dan tidak bisa saya kembalikan untuk kemuliaanNya. Kecewa karena pendampingan dariNya tidak membuat saya menjadi kuat. Kecewa karena saya telah mengecewakan Dia yang telah menitipkan kehidupan ini pada saya.
Entahlah. Saya tidak tahu masa depan. Saya juga takut bahwa karena ini, kekecewaan saya pada diri saya sendiri, mungkin akan membuat pelayanan saya ke depan juga terhambat. Baik pelayanan secara langsung ataupun "pelayanan" di bidang saya sehari-hari.
Kamar di hall juga penempatannya sudah bener2x gak wajar. Google buzz dan facebook sangat ramai karena ini. Who get the room(s) then?
Jadi,
perjuangan ke depan semakin keras. Ayo move on, semangat!
Tapi saya bersyukur kalau Dia memegang saya melalui saat-saat ini. Bersyukur untuk teman-teman yang ada di samping saya juga. Bersyukur untuk orang tua yang fleksibel. Bersyukur kalau saya masih diberi kesempatan melayaniNya. Dan kejadian ini mengajarkan saya banyak sekali. Bersyukur untuk itu semua.
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
sudah memutuskan.
Jadi...
rasanya untuk semester ini saya nggak ke bench lagi.
Sekarang anak-anak juga udah pindah tempat, ga di bench lagi. Sekarang pada nge-SAC (Students' Activities Center) karena satu dan lain hal yang saya juga kurang tahu. Jadi harusnya namanya juga udah bukan nguping bench lagi, toh udah bukan di bench. Ya kan? Wajar jadinya kalo saya ga ngebench lagi, kan sudah bukan di bench.
Jadi mungkin benchers juga sudah pensiun.
Saya juga ga nge-SAC sih. Tempatnya super dingin (saya bener2x ga tahan AC) dan jauh dari mana-mana. Ga praktis.
Jadi minta tolong di-update kan saja yaa nguping nya bagi yang belajar di SAC. Nguping SAC, or anything, you name it. Dan dimana aja.. Your own blog, facebook, twitter, google buzz, etc =)
Posting saya yang bilang kalo saya perlu orang lain yang catetin quote itu bener (yang ini loh), dan semakin urgent saja rasanya =)
Akankah bench jadi sejarah?
Anyway kalo masih mau baca nguping bench, masih ada di blog ini.. Cari aja di tanggal hari pertama ada paper di exam period kali ini, atau klik disini =)
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
pensiunnya sang gerbong
jakarta bandung sebenernya lebih enak naik kereta api, bisa sambil hunting foto, ohohoho. biasanya pemandangan dari samping kereta api tu bagus.
kalo naik travel paling masuk mobil - pasang mp3 - tidur. kalo naek pesawat, hedon sekali ya ^^"
jadi kangen jakarta-malang naik kereta api overnight.
huhu.
melo.
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Selamat Tinggal KA Parahyangan
Sejarah panjang Kereta Api (KA) Parahyangan melayani penumpang rute Bandung_Jakarta (pp) selama 39 tahun berakhir kemarin.
BANDUNG - Sore kemarin, Agus Suherlan,29, tampak lebih rapi dibandingkan hari-hari sebelumnya dalam menjalankan tugas sebagai masinis. Dia sengaja membawa seluruh perlengkapan kerjanya, dari jas hingga topi khas masinis.Agus melakukan itu demi menyambut perjalanan terakhir KA Parahyangan dari Bandung menuju Jakarta yang dia kemudikan. "Ini sebuah kebanggaan bagi saya, tapi juga sedih karena harus berpisah dengan KA Parahyangan," ujarnya.
KA Parahyangan diberangkatkan dari Bandung menuju Jakarta pukul 17.30 WIB.Agus bertugas di belakang kemudi KA legendaris itu sejak 2003 lalu. Namun sejak 2000 dia telah menjadi asisten masinis KA Parahyangan. Dia mengaku sangat dekat dan mencintai KA yang sudah beroperasi sejak 31 Juli 1971 itu. Dalam seminggu,Agus tiga kali berada di belakang kemudi KA Parahyangan.
Suka duka mengemudikan KA ini sudah banyak dia rasakan. Kini, sang legenda telah tiada dan Agus pun tak bisa menyembunyikan kesedihannya. Dia mengaku memiliki beberapa koleksi foto dengan KA Parahyangan dan akan dijadikannya obat penawar rindu atas kereta itu. Pada sore yang sama,satu rangkaian KA Parahyangan dari Bandung tiba di Stasiun Gambir Jakarta pukul 16.25 WIB.
Kedatangannya disambut beberapa warga masyarakat yang selama ini setia menggunakan kereta ini. Tidak lebih dari 150 penumpang dari Stasiun Gambir mengisi empat gerbong bisnis dan dua gerbong eksekutif KA Parahyangan menuju Bandung. Sekelompok orang dari sebuah perusahaan tampak mendapat kesempatan untuk mengikuti "railway trip Parahyangan terakhir". Kelompok ini menyatakan mereka adalah pelanggan KA Parahyangan.
Ketika kereta memasuki jalur 1 Stasiun Gambir, mereka menunjukkan kegembiraan dengan berteriak dan berfoto bersama di samping gerbong. Salah satu anggota kelompok yang menyebut diri mereka sebagai pencinta KA Parahyangan ini malah menggantungkan papan di dadanya yang bertuliskan "Selamat Tinggal Kereta Api Parahyangan Tersayang.39 Tahun Sudah Engkau Menemani Kami". Salah satu anggota kelompok itu, Ida, 45,berusaha gembira meski sedih karena sore itu adalah hari terakhir dia menggunakan KA Parahyangan.
"Sedih juga sih.Tapi gimana lagi.Masyarakat sudah banyak beralih ke travel. Padahal, naik kereta pemandangannya lebih bagus daripada naik travel lewat jalan tol,"ujarnya. Berakhirnya perjalanan KA Parahyangan juga mengharukan staf yang telah bekerja di kereta ini selama puluhan tahun seperti diungkapkan Kepala Restorasi KA Parahyangan Nana Carwana. Nana yang bekerja sejak 1979 mengaku pasrah dengan keputusan diberhentikannya operasionalkeretatersebut.
Kondektur KA Parahyangan Ateng Surjana, 55, yang bekerja sejak 1980 juga menyayangkan penghentian kereta tersebut."Ya memang ada penurunan (penumpang) sejak dibukanya jalur (tol) Cipularang dan Purbaleunyi. Sebelum ada jalan itu, penumpang masih banyak,"cerita Ateng. Keputusan menghentikan operasional KA Parahyangan terpaksa dilakukan PT KA Daop 2 Bandung karena kereta ini terus merugi sejak adanya tol Cipularang dan tol Purbaleunyi.
Tingkat okupansinya hanya 50_60%.Pada 2009 lalu KA Parahyangan mengalami kerugian hingga Rp36 miliar dan setiap tahun kondisinya sama. Di sisi lain,tingkat okupansi penumpang KA Parahyangan pada hari terakhir dari Bandung ke Jakarta meningkat. Kepala Humas PT KA Daop 2 Bandung Bambang Setyo Prayitno mengatakan, ratarata keberangkatan KA Parahyangan sejak pagi hingga sore kemarin melonjak hingga 50%.
Lonjakan itu akibat antusiasme masyarakat yang ingin mengabadikan perjalanan KA legendaris ini. Secara keseluruhan,jumlah penumpang mencapai 1.872 orang atau naik 194 orang jika dibandingkan kondisi Senin pekan sebelumnya sebanyak 1.678 penumpang. PT KA selanjutnya akan meluncurkan KA Argo Parahyangan yang merupakan peleburan KA Parahyangan dan KA Argo Gede.
Sementara itu, hari terakhir operasional KA Parahyangan dimanfaatkan Hermawan, 44, penumpang yang ingin mengabadikan perjalanan terakhir KA legendaris ini bersama istrinya. Pengalaman itu merupakan yang pertama dan terakhir baginya. "Saya biasanya menggunakan bus atau travel jika ke Jakarta. Saya ingin mencobanya sebelum berhenti dioperasikan,"kata dia.
Di belakang kemudi, masinis Agus Suherlan dengan sengaja membunyikan klakson tanda kereta mulai berjalan menuju Jakarta. Suara klakson dan deru lokomotif KA Parahyangan sore itu sekaligus menjadi penanda pensiunnya sebuah sejarah panjang kereta api di bumi Jawa Barat. Selamat tinggal KA Parahyangan. (frd)
Friday, February 26, 2010
PANAS!
Sekarang ini msh bulan Februari. Tapi rasanya udah 1-2 minggu ini panaaaaaassssssss banget. Bener2x masuk kamar (klo lagi tanpa AC) dan keluar kamar (yg hrsnya banyak angin) gak ada bedanya. Tetep bikin keringat bercucuran. Mau belajar, misalnya. Ke Reading Room, AC lagi rusak. Ke kantin ada AC tp berisik. Ke bench berangin sih tapi ga gt enak, musti bawa2x laptop *dasar emng gw males*, apalagi exam masih lama euy! Moodnya jadi ga enak gitu. Di gym ada AC tapi ya masa' ke gym? Terus minum kopi anget di kamar rasanya jadi kurang menyegarkan. Hiks. Green house effect. =(
Sebenernya bisa pasang AC di kamar, cuma biayanya itu lho... MAHAAAAALLLLLLLL ='( bener2x mikir klo mau pasang AC. Kalo nekat sepanjang hari dimarahin orang tua deh. Gak dikirimin uang jajan. hueh.
Dan anehnya lagi,
dulu, AC cukup dinyalakan selama 1 jam untuk menghasilkan efek dingin selama 2-3 jam.
sekarang, sesaat setelah AC yang telah dinyalakan selama 2 jam dimatikan (karena ingat biaya dan orang tua di rumah dan jumlah uang di bank =P), temperatur langsung meningkat seketika. Keringatpun kembali bercucuran dan hati rasanya tambah panas (give me back my 40 cents! haha)
Solusi sementara sih seperti biasa, buka jendela lebar-lebar dan pasang kipas angin. Gak bisa kenceng2x jg kipas anginnya, kalo terlalu kenceng anginnya ga enak dan debu kamar kemana2x.. Since gw juga ga setiap hari bersih2x yea.. Tapi okelah, paling ga sufficient daripada kepanggang di dalam kamar.
Dan ini baru permulaan "musim panas" di NTU. Bulan-bulan kedepan bisa lebih panas lagi. Tahun lalu puncaknya pas exam. Di kamar sekarang ada AC sih so ga terlalu sedih lah. Pulang bisa nyalain AC. Tapi ya kendalanya sama dgn di atas, begitu AC mati, jadi sauna gratisan lg =( Kalo dulu, pulang ngebench jam 12 malam tetep maksa mandi dgn air dingin biar ga kepanasan. Itu juga krn kamar dulu ga ada AC. Apakah sekarang nasib akan sama seperti itu? Padahal kan ada AC di kamar. Tapi biayanya mahal. Hiks.
Furthermore.. Kalo gw jadi Summer Research *amin..* gw bakal dipindah ke hall yang tdk ber-AC gara2x hall yg skrg mau dipake buat YOG. hiks hiks. Rasanya bakal sering stay up di lab nih, cuma buat nikmatin AC. Kalo dikira rajin sama bapak profesor sih plus point. hakhakhakhakhak *nada licik*
Good thing is jemuran cepet kering karena matahari di luar sanggup menguapkan uap air in faster rate than usual! no need to worry about kehujanan =D Oh seminggu yg lalu tiba2x sore2x hujan deras.... refreshing sih sbnrnya dari kepanasan fisik dan mental ini. 3 weeks to go to physical and analytical chem tests! ganbatte~

